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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as hempens in 1463. Derived from Old Frisian *Hempe (“a personal name”) suffixed with the collectivising suffix -ingi-. The Dutch form of the toponym was borrowed from an older version of the Frisian toponym.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Hempens n
- A village in Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands.
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN